(Select if this will be a fast track item. Refer to UCC or UGC Fast Track Policy for eligibility)
If the changes included in this proposal are significant, attach copies of original and proposed syllabi in approved university format .
1. Course subject and number: ME 475 2. Units: 3
See upper and lower division undergraduate course definitions .
3. College: CEFNS 4. Academic Unit: Mechanical Engineering
5. Current Student Learning Outcomes of the course.
1. Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
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(you will apply your knowledge of mathematics, and to a lesser extent physics and chemistry, in solving engineering problems).
2. Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems – (you will solve many homework problems that relate to engineering and the project will have you solve an engineering problem).
3. Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning – (you will discover that the field of materials is rapidly changing, and thus realize the need to continue your learning long after graduation).
4. Ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data – (as part of the project, you will do some experimental work and analyze and interpret results).
5. Ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools, such as computers, necessary for engineering practice – (you will learn to apply computer programs as well as write your own programs for engineering problem solutions).
6. The broad education necessary to
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understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal context – (you will be given examples from outside of mechanical engineering which will highlight the relation between mechanical engineering and other fields and the necessity to understand the global/societal context).
7. Knowledge of contemporary issues as related to the mechanical engineering profession, including engineering economic issues – (you will be learning about a field which is relatively recent).
6. Current title, description and units . Cut and paste, in its entirety, from the current online academic catalog * http://catalog.nau.edu/Catalog/ .
ME 475 ADAPTIVE MATERIALS AND
SYSTEMS (3)
Description: Introduction to concepts related to the behavior of adaptive/smart materials and systems including modeling, analytical representations, and applications. Piezoelectric materials, shape memory alloys, electroactive polymers and magnetorheological fluids are considered. Co-convened with ME 575. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Spring 2013
Prerequisite: ME 340, MAT 239, and MAT 362 with grades of C or better
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ME 475 ADAPTIVE MATERIALS AND
SYSTEMS (3)
Description: Introduction to concepts related to the behavior of adaptive/smart materials and systems including modeling, analytical representations, and applications. Piezoelectric materials, shape memory alloys, electroactive polymers and magnetorheological fluids are considered. Co-convened with ME 575. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Spring 2013
Prerequisite: ME 340, MAT 239 , and MAT 362 with grades of C or better.
Pre- or Co requisite: MAT 362.
Co requisite: MAT 362
* if there has been a previously approved UCC/UGC/ECCC change since the last catalog year, please copy the approved text from the proposal form into this field.
7. Justification for course change.
The pre-requisite status of the MAT362 course is too restrictive, hampering unnecessarily some students’ enrollment in the course. Given the structure of the course, and the fact that numerical homework problems, as well as the project, get to be assigned after almost half of the semester has passed, it is possible to allow students to take the MAT362 course concurrently and be able to complete the assignments in this course. At the time the course

was proposed with the current pre-requisites, it was not obvious that some students could have the option to take the MAT362 concurrently.
8. Effective BEGINNING of what term and year?
Fall 2013
See effective dates calendar .
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MAT 362
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9. Is this course in any plan (major, minor, or certificate) or sub plan (emphasis)?
Yes No
If yes, describe the impact and include a letter of response from each impacted academic unit.
Mechanical Engineering; B.S.E.
10. Is there a related plan or sub plan change proposal being submitted? Yes No
If no, explain.
This pre / co requisite change will not require a plan change.
11. Does this course include combined lecture and lab components? Yes No
If yes, include the units specific to each component in the course description above.
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12. Is this course an approved Liberal Studies or Diversity course? Yes No
If yes, select all that apply. Liberal Studies Diversity Both
13. Do you want to remove the Liberal Studies or Diversity designation? Yes No
If yes, select all that apply. Liberal Studies Diversity Both
14. Is this course listed in the Course Equivalency Guide ? Yes No
15. Is this course a Shared Unique Numbering (SUN) course? Yes No
Scott Galland
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Approvals :
F. Ernesto Penado
11/28/2012
Date
11/29/2012
Department Chair/ Unit Head (if appropriate)
Chair of college curriculum committee
Date
Date
12/20/12
Dean of college
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UCC/UGC/ECCC Approval
Approved as submitted: Yes No
Approved as modified: Yes No
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